Duplex outdoor base station transceiver subsystem utilizing a hybrid system of a high power amplifier and an optic antenna

A base station transceiver system including both optical and radio frequency communication facilities, the system comprising:

• a transceiver for receiving a first radio frequency signal and transmitting a second radio frequency signal;
• an amplifier circuit, said amplifier circuit receiving and amplifying said second radio frequency signal;
• a directional coupler coupled to said amplifier circuit;
• an optic interface unit, said optic interface unit receiving a first portion of the second radio frequency signal from said directional coupler, said optic interface unit converting said radio frequency signal to an optical signal for transport and transmission by an optical antenna, said optic interface unit also receiving optical signals from an attached optical antenna and converting the optical signals to radio frequency signals;
• an antenna interface for coupling the system to a radio frequency antenna, a radio frequency antenna coupled to said interface receiving a second portion of the second radio frequency signal from said directional coupler and radiating same, the antenna also receiving radio frequency signals and presenting the signals to the antenna interface;
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• means for combining and coupling said converted signals from said optic interface unit and the received signals presented to the antenna interface to said transceiver unit as the first radio frequency signal.